Austin Williams
director, Future Cities Project; honorary research fellow, XJTLU, Suzhou, China; author, China’s Urban Revolution; convenor, Critical Subjects Architecture School

Austin Williams is the author of several books, including Enemies of Progress: The Dangers of Sustainability, 20 Chinese Architects and co-author of The Lure of the City: From Slums to Suburbs. He co-founded the mantownhuman manifesto which features in Penguin Classics’ 100 Artists Manifestos and is chair of the Bookshop Barnies.

He was the author and illustrator of the series of books, Shortcuts: essential guides for building designers and hosts the Professional Practice Podcasts.

Follow Austin on X/Twitter: @Future_Cities

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